tawdry lace

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Definition of tawdry lace in English English dictionary

A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early-17th centuries

Hyphenation

taw·dry lace

Turkish pronunciation

tôdri leys

Pronunciation

/ˈtôdrē ˈlās/ /ˈtɔːdriː ˈleɪs/

Etymology

() Contraction of St. Audrey's lace, with reference to Saint Audrey or Æthelthryth/Æðelþryð (died 679), an Anglo-Saxon saint in whose honour a fair was held.